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19. Not What I Expect

...Chapters 19...

...—Not What I Expect—...

...(.( Hiro Sato's)...

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“Hei, Sato.” Mr. Fujima immediately lowered his voice.

“ ... “ I raised my head while looking back at something that was behind his sight. That's definitely not a highlight of happiness. “Did something happen to your family, Mr Fujima?”

That question reflexes out of my mouth.

The restaurant owner was silent for a moment, then laughed faintly. “Come on, why are you so serious? I got carried away, didn't I.”

“You are already ..” To be seen from anywhere, you can't hide it, it's impossible, I thought deeply.

Not long after Mr. Fujima stopped his laughter. “You see that?” He pointed at something stuck above the meat grill. It was a wall clock with a pink cat motif. “That clock is a birthday gift for both of us.”

“You two?”

“Ya,” said. Then Mr. Fujima walked towards the grill, straight ahead and did not look at me again. “Because, my son and I had a birthday on the same date and month. It was my wife who gave us this gift.”

As I was about to raise my mouth, the man again said, “But, five days after that birthday ...” Although his expression looks invisible, but from behind here Mr. Fujima's body looks vibrating. However, not long after the movements returned to normal. “... something happened to him.”

I walked up to Mr. Fujima, then stood beside him. No words came to my mind, or all of that was like freezing in a block of ice floating on the tip of an uninhabited continent.

Mr. Fujima squeezed the apron. “There will not be a single person in this world who can understand, but that is clear ...” He looked at me from the corner of his eye, smiling a little. “I lost her because of it.”

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The night was a little quieter this time.

Both of my arms are propped up on the guardrail kali. Judging from the color, it seemed like they were all freshly painted again. Moreover, it is not too cold here, but the statement will definitely not last long.

In five minutes we will meet at Akamizu Kali, and now I arrive early.

This is what makes me so happy, for some reason, huh?

“Duh, you're so fast coming, Hiro.” Yuna walked up to me from the east. At that time also the sound of the hiss of the train that whizzed over the bridge— across the road was heard.

“I won, Yuna. I came early.” I put on my triumphant smile wide in front of him.

The girl stroked his chest. “All right, what do you want? A burger? The Dorayaki? A potato? Or ...” Besides listening to the various food choices she offered me, I was more interested in seeing the clothes Yuna was wearing right now.

He used a sweater with a hood covering his face, and LED shoes that lit up as usual. I don't know why, it's just that it makes her look even more cute.

“Hiro ...,” grumbled Yuna, her face turning sullen.

“A–apa?”

“Your views are very strange.” Slowly he moved back, away from me.

A misunderstanding will soon be born.

I closed my eyes firmly while spreading the argument, “I only pay attention to your appearance, I swear. Nothing else!” Of course I would not have seen anything more intense than him, unless the opportunity had indeed come and approached.

“Oh, so, yes.” Yuna frowned with a sharp look, as if this me was still defined as a threat to her.

“Yes, so, have you decided what to eat?” he added.

“I think ...” All of a sudden, it was the only food in my head. “... I want dorayaki,” I said with a smile.

“Eh, that's it?”

“No, no! My money will not be enough for that,” he shouted like a complaint. “I mean, if it was just one dorayaki it would definitely not make your stomach full. Maybe like, yeah, you know? Two or three, it could be better.” As Yuna explained it hurriedly, her face started to go out and turn red.

I want to take you home if I can, Yuna; you're so cute, my filthy mind almost threatens my chastity.

“Hiro, we finally meet again!” a man shouted, his voice coming from the opposite direction. I've only heard it once, but I think I know who it is.

I turned my body, ready to greet him. “True, That brother, hmm ...” I know, but I've never asked her name before.

“You can call me Ryuji, nice to see you again!” The big man who had just answered my non-stomachy question quickly wrapped his hand around my shoulder, feeling very tight.

“Alright,” I said.

However, who would have thought if Kak Aina was also present behind him. It doesn't fit with what I imagined.

The woman came with a somewhat normal look for now. He wore a fedora hat with a long cardigan with both sides of his arms rolled up to the top of his elbow. Even so, Kak Aina still looks like a thug, even if not in a rowdy police uniform.

“It seems your expression shows deep disappointment, Hiro. Are we bothering you?” Brother Aina's lips were so red and wet. However, rather than showing my interest as a man or answering his trap questions, I tend to think in other directions.

“Yuna,” call me.

“Ya?”

“Why are these two people present in our midst?” I don't think it out, because these freaks shouldn't be on our agenda.

Yuna brought herself closer to me, then whispered softly, “Actually, this meeting tonight happened because of Brother Aina. He also happily paid for my train ticket, so where might I turn it down.”

“Eh!” I screamed very loudly, then came back to shut my mouth which was hard to control. I guess it's the right time for me to feel that again, I murmured inwardly.

I was surprised, but the truth is that I thought about it the most when I managed to get close to Yuna back. The first closeness is when we shop at the supermarket, and the second plan is this.

Great success, great, but why do I like to think like this, anyway?

“Whisper, Hiro, why are you so surprised, anyway?” Aina's sister covered her ears with both hands, while Ryuji's sister was seen grinning. I don't understand the strange look of the big man this time, really.

“Hei, Aina?” Ryuji's sister took her eyes off me, then turned to look at Aina. “It looks like we just interrupted this couple's dating.”

Brother Aina then raised her eyebrows, her smile also turned cynical. “Oh, so my guess is right, huh? Then we should—“

“Not true!”

Me and Yuna shouted simultaneously, very tight, and our faces both instantly turned red.

However reckless statements are intolerable, so we only seek to defend against such misleading arguments.

Aina and Ryuji's sister then broke up. Even their voices were much bigger than our previous screams. Therefore, now I am a little embarrassed by some pedestrians passing in front of us.

After being satisfied with laughing, Aina finally wiped her tears that came out. “So, who came early?” The woman finally returned to normal, a little relieved me.

“Hiro. Huft, whereas I wanted that extra bonus ...” Yuna took her breath.

“Additional bonus? What does it mean?” many wonder.

Previously Yuna had not said such things.

“Lho, he didn't tell you, Hiro?” Ryuji put on the same astonished look as me.

“No, I deliberately asked Yuna to keep it a secret,”, said Aina as she patted Yuna on the shoulder.

It didn't take long, but I could tell that the silent Yuna was whimpering in pain thanks to the pat. I only remembered the incident of Kak Ryuji's head being hit by Kak Aina while at their headquarters, and the expressions of these two victims looked the same.

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...Seriate...